Opportunity brief
Overview
Put your clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills to the test at MED DETECTIVE! Analyse medical case scenarios, identify clinical problems, and develop evidence-based diagnoses and management plans.
Eligibility: Medical and allied medical students from first year to final year, graduates, and postgraduate students/candidates.
Team Size: Exactly 2 members per team.
Competition Process & Format:
- Round 1: Teams receive a medical case and prepare a PowerPoint presentation within 45 minutes. The PPT is evaluated by judges, without a live presentation.
- Round 2: The top 8 teams qualify to analyse a new case, prepare a PPT, present their findings, and participate in a viva.
- Judging focuses on clinical understanding, reasoning, differential diagnosis, investigations, management, evidence quality, presentation, and teamwork.
Rules:
- Teams must have exactly 2 eligible members.
- Submit the Round 1 PPT between 10:45 AM and 11:00 AM.
- Medical claims must be supported by credible, verifiable sources.
- AI tools may support research and brainstorming, but conclusions must reflect independent clinical reasoning.
- Case confidentiality, academic integrity, punctuality, and professional conduct are mandatory.
- Judges' decisions are final, subject to the stated tie-breaker rules.
Event Details:
- Date: 27 November 2026
- Venue: NIMS University
Investigate, analyse, and demonstrate your clinical excellence at NIMS QUEST 2026!